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    Articles by Susan Knickerbocker
    About Anne Chambers | HOMETOWN HERO
    About Anne Chambers | HOMETOWN HERO
    By Susan Knickerbocker • September 17, 2013 5:29 pm

    Some biographical information on Anne Chambers, a South Whidbey Hometown Hero.

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    Anne Chambers smiles for a picture while laying in a Coupeville hosptial bed. The well-known South Whidbey schools tutor has stage-four cancer and “laying around” is not something she’s used to.
    Anne Chambers | HOMETOWN HERO
    By Susan Knickerbocker • September 17, 2013 5:27 pm

    Part of everyone’s life is ‘letting go’ — letting go of relationships, dreams, titles, opinions, hurts or resentments.

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    Jim Engstrom and Larry Corradini
    What others say about Jim Engstrom and Larry...
    By Susan Knickerbocker • August 23, 2013 6:57 pm

    Read what other people think of South Whidbey’s Hometown Heroes Jim Enstrom and Larry Corradini.

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    Jim Engstrom and Larry Corradini
    Mo and Jo: Genuine MoJo straight from the...
    By Susan Knickerbocker • August 9, 2013 7:37 pm

    This is a story of two best friends, affectionately known as ‘Mo and Jo.’ They volunteer everywhere, Good Cheer, Calvary Church, Senior Center, Brookhaven, Community Thrift and for numerous South Whidbey neighbors.

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    Lennox Bishop
    Lennox Bishop: ‘My job here on earth is...
    By Susan Knickerbocker • June 9, 2013 9:00 am

    At the end of each school year, the South Whidbey Record’s “Hometown Hero” features a high school senior nominated by the schools.

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    Lennox Bishop
    Q&A with Lennox Bishop | HOMETOWN HERO
    By Susan Knickerbocker • June 7, 2013 3:40 pm

    A little background information on the South Whidbey Record’s Hometown Hero, Lennox Bishop.

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    Lennox Bishop takes in a beautiful day outside her church
    What others say about Lennox Bishop | HOMETOWN...
    By Susan Knickerbocker • June 7, 2013 3:38 pm

    People have lots of praise for the South Whidbey Record’s Hometown Hero, Lennox Bishop.

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    Hometown Hero Eloisa Murphy keeps people fed and happy at the Bayview Senior Center.
    Eloisa Murphy: The true meaning of ‘live and...
    By Susan Knickerbocker • May 2, 2013 9:00 am

    What does it mean to live a belief in “live and let live?”

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    Eloisa Murphy hard at work at the Senior Center.
    What others say about Hometown Hero Eloisa Murphy...
    By Susan Knickerbocker • April 30, 2013 5:56 pm

    Here are a few extensive quotes from family, friends and fellow servants of Eloisa Murphy, Hometown Hero.

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    Evelyn Transeth and her daughter Paula Pugh
    Up close and personal with Paula Pugh |...
    By Susan Knickerbocker • April 12, 2013 6:06 pm

    A quick Q&A with this month’s Hometown Hero, Paula Pugh.

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    Jim and Paula Pugh
    What they say about Paula | HOMETOWN HERO
    By Susan Knickerbocker • April 12, 2013 6:05 pm

    Read what other people, friends, family and co-workers say about this month’s Hometown Hero, Paula Pugh.

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    Paula Pugh gives her beloved dog Tabor a scratch. Other pets include two horses
    Paula Pugh lives with an open heart |...
    By Susan Knickerbocker • April 12, 2013 5:59 pm

    Paula Pugh has a way of bringing meaning and joy into people’s lives, be it through music, entertaining, equestrianship or teaching others how to be a friend.

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    Joan Nelson brightens the day in Clinton even when it’s gray and raining. Among her many contributions through the years
    Clinton’s ‘unofficial mayor’ brightens the day | HOMETOWN...
    By Susan Knickerbocker • January 30, 2013 12:00 pm

    “It was one of those days, actually it had been a month of those days, where nothing was going right,” said Sandy Wright. “I promised my daughter I would take her to the library book sale, so I dragged myself there. A woman we didn’t know took special interest in us.

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